Discovering Plants And Flowers
Silence And Beauty
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Introduction: A Pilgrimage
1. A Journey Into Silence: Pulverization
2. A Culture Of Beauty: Cultural Context For Silence
3. Ambiguity And Faith: Japan, The Ambiguous And Myself
4. Ground Zero
5. Fumi-e Culture
6. Hidden Faith Revealed
7. The Redemption Of Father Rodrigues
8. The Aroma: Toward An Antidote To Trauma
9. Mission Beyond The Waves
Appendix 1: Endo And Kawabata
Appendix 2: Endo And Graham Greene
Appendix 3: Kenzaburo Oe’s Ambiguous Japan
Notes
Glossary Of Japanese Terms
Author Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index
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Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence, first published in 1966, endures as one of the greatest works of twentieth-century Japanese literature. Its narrative of the persecution of Christians in seventeenth-century Japan raises uncomfortable questions about God and the ambiguity of faith in the midst of suffering and hostility. Endo’s Silence took internationally renowned visual artist Makoto Fujimura on a pilgrimage of grappling with the nature of art, the significance of pain and his own cultural heritage. His artistic faith journey overlaps with Endo’s as he uncovers deep layers of meaning in Japanese history and literature, expressed in art both past and present. He finds connections to how faith is lived in contemporary contexts of trauma and glimpses of how the gospel is conveyed in Christ-hidden cultures. In this world of pain and suffering, God often seems silent. Fujimura’s reflections show that light is yet present in darkness, and that silence speaks with hidden beauty and truth.
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SKU (ISBN): 9780830844753
ISBN10: 0830844759
Makoto Fujimura
Binding: Trade Paper
Published: March 2016
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
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